Bringing The Message of Hope...

Hey you guys.. wow. A lot has happened since my last post. Bible School went by in a whirlwind. Wednesday night we had the Graduation Service for the people who had graduated from the Health Promotors course. They were all smiling and SO happy looking. It was really hard for some of them because there were tests and a lot of studying and stuff that was not east for them. But they did it!!!!! Bible School was great to get to meet new pastors and hang out with the ones who I had already met. They are intent on teaching me Shuar and I am more than happy to let them give me lessons. A funny example of a lesson is this: they'll all be standing around and I say a word in Spanish and ask for the translation into Shuar. Then three people tell me three different things. Then the one guy who finished high school tells me the correct meaning but I have no idea for sure if it's correct or not. It's hilarious. These guys never went to school in Shuar, they were taught in Spanish. So they don't speak exactly correct. Today I am going to buy a dictionary from the Shuar Federation in town so that I can figure out if I'm memorizing the right words. In my notebook I have Shuar words, then the Spanish translation, and then the English translation. There's no direct translation from Shuar to English. It's rather fun really. I'm working hard at Spanish, mostly by trial and error. Teaching Children's Church each week has definitely helped a lot. Speaking of the church in Huambi. The big service went great. There were almost fifty people there. Granted, probably over half of them are kids, but still it was a great service. Pastor Jaime from  Centro Cristiano Sucua preached. Afterwards we had rice and chicken and french fries that the pastor's wife prepared for us. It is such an honor to serve with Pastor Angel and his wife Andrea. They are such sweet people. This week I worked on getting the last of the ESL stuff ordered. Hopefully it will go through. On Mother's Day I sent my mom flowers but I really missed her a lot. Saturday I called and we talked for a long time. Then Sunday night I called and talked to my Grandma  Kay and Papaw Jackson for a couple of minutes. It was so great just to hear their voices. When I called the Gordon house (grandma gordon) no one answered. And I was REALLY surprised. But no one answered so I guess I'll try them again next time. Usually there's at least a million people there and someone will answer the phone... So this past week I have been house sitting (again!!) for Joil and Leah. It has been nice.  Tonight we have a service in Huambi and I am sharing for a few minutes. I am excited to see who will be there. Pastor Efren and his brother, Gitler, will be there as well to help us out. Gitler plays the guitar and will lead worship. I am SO glad that he has started helping us with the worship. The service starts at seven on the dot. (That means 7:20). I'm excited.

PRAYER REQUESTS

That the Lord would help me focus on Him

AND

That I would have a thankful and forgiving heart.